Russia rejects any role in Snowden affair - foreign minister

June 25, 2013|Reuters

MOSCOW, June 25 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister SergeiLavrov said on Tuesday Moscow had no role in former U.S. spyagency contractor Edward Snowden's efforts to evade prosecutionin the United States and that he had not crossed the border intoRussia.

"He chose his itinerary on his own. We learnt about it ...from the media. He has not crossed the Russian border," Lavrovtold a joint news conference with Algeria's foreign minister."We consider the attempts to put blame on the Russian side ...absolutely groundless and unnacceptable."